Definition of dutiful Dutiful
/duˈtifʌl/ - [duteeful] - du•ti•ful
We found 6 definitions of dutiful from 4 different sources.
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What does dutiful mean?
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| dutiful - willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife"; | ||
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| obedient dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke | ||
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Wiktionary 
- dutiful (Adjective)
Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint. - dutiful (Adjective)
Pertaining to one's duty; demonstrative of one's sense of duty.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dutiful (a.)
Performing, or ready to perform, the duties required by one who has the right to claim submission, obedience, or deference; submissive to natural or legal superiors; obedient, as to parents or superiors; as, a dutiful son or daughter; a dutiful ward or servant; a dutiful subject. - dutiful (a.)
Controlled by, proceeding from, a sense of duty; respectful; deferential; as, dutiful affection.
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dutiful
Performing the duties expected or required of one.
